Syllabus will be available in class with actual class dates of each week, including the "make-up" day, to accomodate school calendar

No refund will be issued for missed classes

Course Description:

1. Keyboarding

(Grades: 1st - 5th)

Become an expert in typing. You will also learn to use applications such as Office 365 and Google. Learn typing techniques and practice 30 minutes everyday so you can type 20+ words per minute!

2. Multimedia/Penguins YouTube Channel

(Grades: TK - 5th)

Learn to record, create, direct, and present videos and slideshows.You will learn presentation skills, record mini sessions and create the final master video that consists of all mini sessions. This class is all about YOU! The final master video will be posted on a private account such as the EBS YouTube (Penguins YouTube) or EBSTech Twitter that you can share with your Penguin friends.

3. SCRATCH

(Grades: 2nd - 5th) Prerequisite: Proficient in CODE.org

Learn to “create stories, games, and animations”. Lessons on how to make loops, use variables, construct conditionals. You will understand intricate ways to build story, game, or animation. You will have access to millions of projects others have built so you can share your own creation and see other possibilities in the world of scratch. You will complete more complicated projects as your skills increase.

4. Think Programming with CODE.org

(Grades: 1st - 5th)

Learn problem solving skills and understand basic programming concepts by making your own story, building your own app, creating computer art. Speak in code and think in logical sequence. As you get better, you move on the next level, the Hour of Code, where you can work in Star Wars, Minecraft, Frozen, Flappy Bird, or Play Labs environment.

5. Python and Coding with Penjee and CodeCombat

(Grades: 3rd - 5th) Prerequisite: Proficient in SCRATCH

Learn Python and other programming language visually with Penjee. Python is a stepping stone into the programming world.

6. Intro to Coding with Kodable NEW this year!

(Grades: TK - 2nd)

Designed for young Penguins: Learn programming concepts through game play. Develop critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills through coding steps and working with your peers.